Author's Note: This story is based on Greek Myths, but is my own interpretation (and therefore even more fictional =). This chapter contains MM sex. Enjoy!
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The day after Agamemnon had taken Briseis from Achilles, he led his troops against the Trojans. Achilles ordered his Myrmidons to stand down, taking no part in the fighting... instead, watching from a distant hill top. The day did not go well for Agamemnon and the Greeks... they were not as badly beaten as they had been when Chryseis had been in his bed, but they did not win either. At the end of the day both sides withdrew from battle, the Trojans feeling slightly more triumphant... after all, they did not have to win, they only had to defend themselves. And with Achilles and his men, the Greeks did not have enough force to over power them.
That night, Agamemnon's generals urged him to make peace with Achilles, to return the slave-girl so that Achilles would rejoin the fight.
He did not take his generals advice immediately... instead retiring to his tent to think things over. But he did not spend himself between the girl's thighs that night either.
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That same night, Patroclus was returned to the tent of Achilles... much younger than the famed warrior, this was Patroclus' first real battle. But he'd been trained by Achilles, mightiest of the mighty, and he looked forward to gaining his own legendary status in battle... however if Achilles continued to hold his men back that status might never be realized.
Achilles was lying in his bed, on his back, eyes staring up at the ceiling... Patroclus wondered what he was seeing. The young man studied his leader, his hero... seeing the strong muscular curves. He loved Achilles in the way only a young Greek soldier could... he had been trained by Achilles in both battle and in eroticism, as was often the way within the Greek army.
Although he was never jealous of the women that Achilles brought back to his tent, Patroclus always remembered his time spent with Achilles when he heard the feminine cries of passion.
Walking forward to his leader, Patroclus sat next to him on the bed, "If we do not fight, the Greeks will fail."
"I do not care," said Achilles and indeed his voice was full of indifference, he continued to stare at the ceiling, "I told her I'd take care of her."
Patroclus hesitated, he knew how seriously Achilles took his promises... maybe if he could just get him to see that Achilles was not the only one who cared.
"She has not been abused," he told his leader, "And even now the others are imploring Agamemnon to return her to you."
"I don't know that I'll return to the fight even if he does," said Achilles listlessly, his face and voice hardened for a moment, "I hate that man."
Patroclus didn't know what to say, although he could feel his heart sinking at the idea that Achilles and his Myrmidons might withdraw from the fight. Whether or not Achilles got Briseis back... this was a War of the centuries and he badly wanted his name to be listed as one of the heroes. His own bit of fame... for surely a protege of Achilles would triumph in battle. But instead of arguing with his friend, Patroclus just laid his hand on Achilles' arm... hoping that Achilles could see in his eyes the pleadings for the future.
Instead, Achilles looked up at him and then quickly sat up, his hands going to either side of Patroclus' face and pulling him in for a kiss. Although startled, Patroclus had been Achilles' occasional lover long enough not to be startled enough to pull away. Now, in his twenties, he leaned into the kiss without enthusiasm, feeling his loins stirring. While there were plenty of slave women around after sacking the town, none of them had particularly interested him and so he'd had very little outlet for his desires... especially since he was the youngest of the Myrmidons. There was no young man that he was teaching to fight.